I really like it. It is plain and simple but really elegant...well for me anyways. I wouldn't mind having a wedding cake look like that for my wedding. My aunt owns a bakery shop and is making my wedding cake. I will have to send a picture of it to you when the big day arrives.

I actually did this once, but in a letter. My dad is a terrible typist, and wanted to dictate a letter about a friend of his who was accused of embezzlement. He said "Bob is intelligent, a family man, and trustworthy." I typed "thrustworthy."

Thank God we caught it before the letter went out! Otherwise, maybe "thrustworthy" would be a good thing in prison...

It is a shame; if that extra "h" wasn't there the last "love" would fit perfectly. I wonder if they noticed:

[singing]"Scribing a cake, scribing a cake."[Comes to end of side, with no room for last "e."]"That's weird. I've made this cake a hundred times and it always fits. Hey, Dolly, come here."[Dolly saunters over.]"Does this cake look weird to you? I couldn't fit in the last 'e'."[Dolly examines.]"Maybe you wrote bigger than usual?""Nope, the letters are the height they're supposed to be."[Both examine; shrug]"Oh well. I guess if you keep going around the side no one will notice anything wrong."

@Maya and Tamara--funny!I wonder if the decorator was a)getting fired and thought they'd sneak in a little sabotage or b) was a friend or foe of the couple and thought they'd pull a little prank on them or c) maybe the couple was well known for their, um, passion?

I think this would be a great cake in 2 situations...1) Only in one place on the wedding cake, in a set-up where it could be facing a wall, so really only the bride & groom would know/see it.2) At a non-prudish wedding shower or bachelorette party.

Why do people keep suggesting spell-check for cases like this, where spell-check would not help at all? "Thrust" is a perfectly good word, it just isn't the right word (... I think ... unless they meant ... well, you know).

The background of the photo looks like it's still in the bakery - maybe they caught it before it got out the door? Still. I would have laughed so hard if that showed up at my wedding! And gone BRIGHT red, but hey.

I totally didn't see what was wrong with it at first. I thought maybe it was the "lov" at the end, but that didn't make any sense because I figured it continued around the corner. So I read it again. Then I snorted.

If that was my cake, I would have did a double take, then started laughing. I would take a typo over lopsided layers, attacking flowers and melting buttercream any day of the week. And it is a cute cake. I do hope that was caught before it got to the reception though!

It's just a jump to the leftAnd then a step to the rightWith your hands on your hipsYou bring your knees in tightBut it's the pelvic thrust that really drives you insaaaane!Let's do the Time Warp again!

The Time Warp is indeed sage advice for any married couple. *nods vigorously*

At first I was confused about why this was a wreck. Then I read it again and LOLed my head off. I hope the couple was amused. If it were my wedding, once the mistake was made I don't think I'd want it corrected. Too hilarious!

*snicker snicker* My friend's MIL insisted on making the groom's cake for her wedding. It was an open book (supposed to be the Bible) and the verse inscribed on it was "And the two shall become one flesh." I think they had the thrust down-pat.

OK, so I sat here staring at the cake trying to figure out why it was a wreck. Then I took my brain off auto-pilot and actually READ the words. That is hilarious! Love. Faith. Hope. and let's not forget to THRUST!

I seriously think that if my baker had done this by mistake and I saw it before it was corrected, I would be BEGGING my husband-to-be to let me get it (after negotiating a discount from the baker, of course). I'd even serve it at the reception.

Then again, I used to sell "marital aids" for extra money, so I think like that.

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